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Category Archives: Garden
Bunting round the garden
A couple of months ago I decided to make some bunting for Askwith Show, we do the refreshments and I thought it would be nice to decorate the village hall with. A village hall needs a long length of bunting, … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Around the Garden
We had torrential rain last night so quite a few flowers in the garden are looking a bit bashed and sorry for themselves. I was very pleased that my UFO has survived, this beautiful pink lily type flower appeared last … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber & Amethyst Garden, clematis, crocosmia, echinacea, garden
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Monday’s Meander Around the Garden
I’m beginning to see progress in the garden this week, I’ve had a few good weeding and tidying up sessions so the bottom part of the back garden is looking respectable, although now the geraniums have pretty much finished, they’re … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Totter round the garden
The weather here in Yorkshire hasn’t improved much today, but in between the downpours I managed a quick totter round the garden! Last week I showed you my seriously overgrown Amethyst and Amber garden, most of the paths were inaccessible … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander through the garden
I’m showing you these photos hoping it will spur me into action to sort our my garden. You see the first seven months of this year have been so hectic with sewing, crafts and mini breaks that the garden has been … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
It seems ages since I blogged about my sewing, it isn’t that I haven’t been making things, I’ve been really busy creating, I just can’t show you it yet, it’s either a present for someone I know reads this blog, … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Around the Garden
Well I think summer may finally be about to make an appearance here in Yorkshire. May has been pretty cold at times, I still haven’t switched the central heating off or packed my winter clothes away. Fingers crossed the weather … Continue reading
Monday’s meander around the garden
I can’t believe it’s Monday already, where do these weeks go! I did manage to have a few hours gardening this weekend, weeding and tying mainly. The chickens were very happy as all the bitter cress and dandelion leaves were thrown … Continue reading
Monday’s meander around the garden
The garden is starting to look really colourful now, not in a brash sort of way, but flowers are quietly starting to appear. I’ve planted quite a few geums over the years and I’m sure I’ve pulled lots up the … Continue reading
Monday’s meander around the garden
It’s amazing the difference a week makes! We were away for 5 days last weekend and everything seems to have shot up at least 6″, including the weeds of course! It’s starting to look like a garden now, with perennials … Continue reading


